The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
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CMS Extends Deadline to Submit Certain Q3 2020 Data and Electronic Clinical Quality Measures
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is further extending the deadline to submit Q3 2020 Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) data and electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program, and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.
CHA Issues Summary of No Surprises Act Surprise Billing Legislation
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CHA has issued a summary of the No Surprises Act, which was signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. The No Surprises Act addresses surprise medical billing at the federal level, with most sections of the legislation effective Jan. 1, 2022. The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor will issue regulations and guidance to implement numerous provisions.
The detailed summary, which provides a section-by-section outline of the legislation’s key provisions, includes information about:
Root Cause Analysis Pre-Summit Webinars Kick Off on Feb. 16
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The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI), along with Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization and Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, will present a first-of-its kind Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Virtual Innovation Summit this spring. The summit will feature expert keynote speakers, general sessions packed with valuable information, and separate breakouts addressing RCAs in specific environments.
Hear from Volunteer Leaders and Learn New Skills at 2021 Volunteer Conference
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There’s still time to register for the California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference on Feb. 16-17. This year’s conference will be held virtually, utilizing the Zoom webinar and meetings features.
Guidebook on Strategic Opportunities in Post-Acute Care Market Updated; Save the Date for March Webinar
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The CHA Center for Post-Acute Care has released an updated Productive Partners: Hospitals and the Continuum of Care guidebook to help hospitals and health system leaders align strategic thinking around post-acute care and engage with post-acute providers.
CDPH Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Guidelines
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On Feb. 4, the California Department of Public Health updated its COVID-19 vaccine allocation guidelines. While this guidance reaffirms that individuals in Phase 1A (health care workers and long-term care residents) and Phase 1B, Tier One (individuals 65 and older and those working in the sectors of education and childcare, emergency services, or food and agriculture) currently are or will be eligible for the vaccines, it clarifies what individuals fall within these categories.
2021 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference Goes Virtual
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Registration is now open for the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems annual California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference on Feb. 16-17. While this year’s conference will be virtual, it will continue to offer general and concurrent sessions with live Q&A.
HHS Issues FAQs on Vaccination Fields
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To understand hospitals’ efforts in vaccinating health care workers and the community against COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently started collecting optional vaccination data. As a result, seven new vaccine-related fields were added to the CHA COVID-19 Tracking Tool last month. HHS has received many questions from hospitals seeking clarification on these new fields and has compiled and answered the most frequently asked questions.
CHA to Release 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program Pass-Through Schedules
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On Feb. 5, CHA will distribute payment schedules to all Medi-Cal health plans and eligible hospitals for the 2019-21 Hospital Fee Program managed care pass-through cycle for July 1, 2019-Dec. 31, 2020. As previously shared in CHA News, these payment schedules will be associated with the fees collected by the Department of Health Care Service (DHCS) on Dec. 23, 2020, with a single invoice labeled as “MC1 PT” and “MC2 PT.”
CEO Message: Adjusting to the COVID-19 Whiplash
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“Always focus on the front windshield and not the rearview mirror.” ― Gen. Colin Powell
Almost a year ago to the day, Feb. 3, 2020, Santa Clara County declared a local health emergency due COVID-19, the first county in California to do so.
